Culture
Easter, Lent, & Seeing a World in a Bucket of…
Just as Easter joy must animate the rigors of Lent, so too must the spirit of the desert and the…
The Power of Song in Bach’s “St. Matthew…
In the “St. Matthew Passion,” Bach indulges his gypsy soul. It is as though Bach, in his broad and…
The Moral Journey of the Philosophic Nature in Plato’s…
According to Socrates, to save Philosophy, to save young souls destined for greatness, to save…
Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus ~ The Imaginative…
With my own hand I have written and put together these words to be given and handed on and sent to…
Von Balthasar & Sacred Architecture ~ The…
Architecture, just like sacred music or art, must fulfill its highest calling, aiding the…
The Pursuit of Culture and the Meaning of Life ~ The…
Let me begin this brief reflection with a testimonial. Culture is the motive that gives me joy from…
The Holy Land ~ The Imaginative Conservative
For nearly two thousand years, the pilgrimage to the Holy Land has been the pinnacle of Christian…
Romano Guardini’s Diagnosis of the Modern World ~ The…
Modern man is an empty, soulless husk, a shadow of humanity. He looks the part, and he goes through…
Cologne’s Lenten Carnival Of Politicians 2024
A carnival float depicting Donald Trump with a USA flag cut in the shape of a Nazi swastika in a…
Winchester, Mozart, & the Devil
M*A*S*H’s Dr. Winchester and the Chinese prisoners in the American camp find a common language in a…
